Ham on Wry takes great pleasure in selecting Elizabeth Warren , Democratic candidate for senator from Massachusetts, as its weekly award recipient. Finally, someone speaks common sense in plain English. The "Pay It Forward" concept that she mentions materialized from a film of the same name released in 2000. Essentially, for a social studies assignment, a 12-year-old boy creates an idea that people should perform good deeds, not to pay back something done for them, but as a means of establishing a continuum of good deeds worldwide. I personally witnessed a spate of people paying tolls for cars following them in line and others paying for people who came up short when their grocery bills totaled. In the years that followed, countless examples of this behavior occurred. If business owners and corporate executives subscribed to this type of behavior, perhaps America wouldn't lose so many potential contributors to our society before they graduate.
Elizabeth Warren has long advocated for consumer rights and has loudly criticized financial corporations that use questionable tactics so that executives can earn astronomical compensations packages. Time magazine dubbed her as one of the three "sheriffs of Wall Street" in its May 24, 2010 issue because she actively demonstrated her core beliefs in holding Wall Street corporations accountable for the debacle they created. She also had responsibility for creating the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Her opponent in the Massachusetts senate race, Scott Brown, has strong ties to the Tea Party. Regular readers of Ham on Wry already know my stance on that segment of the Republican Party. Their short-sighted rhetoric that demands no more taxes will seal a grave of economic doom because no budget can balance without revenue increases as well as cuts, if it operates in the red.
Spread the word about this common sense candidate, Readers, wherever you live, and read the words that accompany her picture and memorize them. It's a credo most of us can understand and support. Ham on Wry desperately hopes that Warren can increase the small lead she currently has over Brown. If nothing else, voting for a candidate who doesn't use political speak will offer Massachusetts citizens a refreshing change.
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